Definition for Impasse:

• a situation in which no progress can be made; " reached an impasse on the negotiations"

Synonyms for Impasse:

• n.

  •
  • ordeal,
  • battle,
  • trouble,
  • tragedy,
  • nightmare,
  • stress.
  •
  • trap.
  •blind alley (noun)
  • dead-end street.
  •crisis (noun)
  • dilemma.
  •dead end (noun)
  • blank wall.
  •deadlock (noun)
  • stalemate.
  •difficulty (noun)
  • corner.
  •hang-up (noun)
  • inhibition.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • entanglement,
  • bung,
  • congestion,
  • burden,
  • restraint,
  • crimp,
  • restriction,
  • entrapment,
  • delay,
  • encumbrance,
  • impedance,
  • dam,
  • brake,
  • obstacle,
  • bafflement,
  • damper,
  • impediment,
  • blockade,
  • opposition,
  • drawback,
  • choke,
  • stop,
  • resistance,
  • jam,
  • frustration,
  • handicap,
  • barrier,
  • catch,
  • mire,
  • clog,
  • constraint,
  • block,
  • constipation,
  • hindrance,
  • interruption,
  • snag,
  • snarl,
  • hurdle,
  • drag,
  • stay,
  • tangle,
  • stoppage,
  • bottleneck,
  • disadvantage,
  • plug,
  • deterrent,
  • complication.
  •impasse (noun)
  • deadlock,
  • standstill.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pickle.
  •Other relevant words:
  • mess,
  • fix,
  • cul,
  • come to,
  • obstipation,
  • rattrap,
  • checkmate,
  • strangulation,
  • condition,
  • state,
  • bring to,
  • muddle,
  • mate,
  • embolus,
  • bind,
  • pocket,
  • stand,
  • tie up,
  • morass,
  • infarction,
  • draw,
  • stall,
  • rest,
  • choking off,
  • pause,
  • cecum,
  • tie,
  • extremity,
  • cessation,
  • trial,
  • box,
  • imbroglio,
  • pinch,
  • situation,
  • hot spot,
  • embolism,
  • gorge,
  • bar,
  • sealing off,
  • infarct,
  • arrest,
  • Costiveness,
  • blind gut,
  • stand-off,
  • choking,
  • Mexican Standoff,
  • scrape,
  • jackpot,
  • hitch,
  • check,
  • spot,
  • Hell,
  • catch-22,
  • case.

Paraphrases for Impasse:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    stalemate, deadlock.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    stalemate, deadlock, dead-end, cul-de-sac.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    standstill, situation, crossroads, breakthrough, plight, quandary, slump, mess.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    logjam, stagnation, gridlock, predicament, quagmire, paralysis, alley, rut, stillness, blockage, blockade, treadmill, neutral, morass.

Antonyms for Impasse:

• n.

  • stalemate
    solution, agreement, boon, breakthrough.